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Tiffany Mok

California's Opt-Out: The Burden of S-Comm on U.S. Citizens in California

By Tiffany Tiffany Mok, ACLU California Legislative Office at 6:17pm

Editor’s Note: This is the fourth of five blogs in a series focusing on firsthand experiences with Secure Communities from across the country.

Most graduate students are known to spend nights in numerous places — libraries, cubicles and maybe even a party.

But Perla Rodriguez, a graduate student and naturalized citizen, spent three nights in jail, with no reasonable explanation.

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